5/10/2024
St. Onuphry (Gagalyuk) of Kursk
Yes, the present earthly life is a foretaste of eternal life. Here begins and develops that disposition with which we’ll live eternally.
On the Sunday of Orthodoxy, the Orthodox Church celebrates its victory over all heresies, schisms, and unbelief… What joy is there in this for us? The joy that all external and internal assaults upon the Church of God have been in vain.
Our Lord and Savior is being reviled before our eyes also. Today, many are crucifying Jesus Christ again. The Lord God is not only not recognized by many of our contemporaries, but is slandered in every possible way. Some who are weak in spirit are troubled at the sight of these obvious blasphemies and ask why the Lord tolerates such ridicule.
Beloved, let the waves of unbelief rage, let men not want to confess our Lord and Savior; but we, His followers and members of His holy Orthodox Church will unceasingly proclaim with our words and lives that Jesus Christ is the true Man and our true God, the Savior of the world.
Your future life depends on you, beloved. If you want the eternal joy of life with God, of eternal Pascha, then believe in God and fulfill His holy commandments, as the Orthodox Church teaches you.
